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abuse

[uh-byooz, uh-byoos] / əˈbyuz, əˈbyus /










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Appeared in the June 2, 2026, print edition as 'Autism Therapy Is Booming—And So Is the Billing Abuse'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The National Center on Elder Abuse — a government agency affiliated with the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The state determined that the district violated the California education code and the Child Abuse and Neglect and Reporting Act.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

At its meeting in February the General Synod debated advice from Alexis Jay, the academic who chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Modern drug forfeiture laws date back to 1970, when Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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